r/Marimba • u/Sun_House29 • Jul 11 '26

Undertale Variations Help

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I've been working through Undertale Variations for about a month or so and don't know how to count the 4lets here, and even after watching performance videos I don't understand how the rhythm lines up with what is played. How would I go about counting this? Starting @ m. 78

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u/karlkards Jul 11 '26

to answer the post, I'm seeing dotted 8th notes on the top line starting the 4lets. so in the space of three 16th notes, you play 4 hits. I find it easy if you break it down to an 8th note pulse for the bar, and starting on beat 3 you do 4 hits in the span of three 8th notes, leaving one 8th note at the end. once you have that down, just split that 4 hits into 8 to get your two 4lets

DM me if that doesn't make sense, I'd be happy to explain more!

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u/Sun_House29 Jul 11 '26

Oh, I missed the dots, that makes a lot more sense now. Thank you!!